He was a Gunners Mate. I know he received the VICTORY METAL, AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL ( 2 ) STARS, BRONZE STAR..., CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF SOUTHERN PALAU ISLAND... THE BRONZE STAR WAS WHILE HE WAS ON THE SS HIBBING VICTORY. I found where at the top of one document sent by the commanding officer
was from: U.S NAVAL ARMED GUARD CENTER ( PACIFIC) TWELFTH NAVAL DISTRICT, TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, TO MY DAD 'CALVIN COOLIDGE HUMPHREY' A MEMBER OF THE ARMED GUARD WAS WHERE DAD RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR DOCUMENT FROM." DAD ALWAYS COMPLAINED THAT THEY NEVER SENT HIM ANOTHER BATTLE STAR HE WAS AWARDED" ON WHAT SHIP I FORGET.
THE ONLY SHIP I COULD NOT FIND INFO ON WAS THE 'CITY OF FORT WORTH' STILL SEARCHING FOR INFO ON THAT SHIP. I ALWAYS WONDER WHY HE WAS ON SO MANY SHIPS ? ODDLY ENOUGH I BOARDED MY SHIP AT TREASURE ISLAND A MINE SWEEPER. YOUR RESPONSE WAS SO GREATLY APPRECIATED. GOD BLESS.
ALAN
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